These days, I am trying to accept everything as it is. I tell myself, “Maybe the company saw me in a negative way.” Instead of holding on to what has already happened, I am trying to accept the situation and look for a new job with the mindset that I will do better next time. But the reality is not easy. Finding a job in Korea is much harder than I expected. The government says it is creating industrial complexes and working to generate more jobs, but I still do not know whether there will be a place for me among them. So yesterday, I decided to start something new. I enrolled in a Korean language teacher certification course. One day, I hope to become someone who can teach the Korean language and Korean culture to people from other countries. This is not just about getting a certificate. It is about expanding my possibilities and preparing for my future. I once lived in Australia. I did not return to Korea because I hated Australia. In fact, I still hope to live there again somed...
Today is one of the hardest days I have experienced in a long time. Yesterday, I was asked to leave my job. Overnight, I became unemployed, and I still don't know how to process it. I feel lost, uncertain, and deeply discouraged. The reason given for my dismissal was that I slept in the break room for about 30 minutes. The night before, my child had a high fever. I stayed awake most of the night taking care of them and got very little sleep. The next day at work, exhausted from the lack of rest, I closed my eyes for a short time, hoping to regain enough energy to continue working. Instead, I lost my job. What makes this even harder to understand is that I had only been with the company for 23 days. I was hired for a marketing position, but I never even had the chance to fully begin the work I was brought in to do. I had not caused any major problems or made serious mistakes. Because of that, I cannot help but wonder if there was another reason behind the decision—something I was n...